The Ancient EngineersBallantine Books, 1974 - 450 páginas Traces the advancement of early invention and technology from the first recorded engineering project of early Egypt. |
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... galleys , with the same number and arrangement of oars as regular war galleys but with larger hulls , which could hold cargo as well as rowers . These carried goods of large value and small bulk , such as gold , silk , and spices , and ...
... galleys , with the same number and arrangement of oars as regular war galleys but with larger hulls , which could hold cargo as well as rowers . These carried goods of large value and small bulk , such as gold , silk , and spices , and ...
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... galleys be- came so foul that their officers went about their tasks with handkerchiefs sprinkled with musk pressed to their noses . The rowers sickened and died like flies , while those who lived must have been in such poor condition ...
... galleys be- came so foul that their officers went about their tasks with handkerchiefs sprinkled with musk pressed to their noses . The rowers sickened and died like flies , while those who lived must have been in such poor condition ...
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... galleys swiftly declined . Although because of their rowers they could move in any direction regardless of the wind , galleys were so flimsy and feebly armed , compared to the full - rigged galleon , that even overwhelming numbers and a ...
... galleys swiftly declined . Although because of their rowers they could move in any direction regardless of the wind , galleys were so flimsy and feebly armed , compared to the full - rigged galleon , that even overwhelming numbers and a ...
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One The Coming of the Engineers | 1 |
Two The Egyptian Engineers | 18 |
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers | 46 |
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